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Blacks, Reds, and Russians
Price: $49.95
Subtitle:
Sojourners in Search
of the Soviet Promise
Author:
Joy Gleason Carew
Subject:
History,
African American Studies
Cloth ISBN 978-0-8135-4306-2
Pages:
304 pages, 1 figure
Publication Date:
July 2008
Events
Friday, October 2,
2009
The Association for
the Study of African American Life and History
C.B. Powell Building,
Suite C-142 | 525 Bryant Street, NW |
Washington, DC 20059
Reviews for Blacks, Reds and Russians
"With penetrating intelligence and beautiful writing, Joy Gleason Carew
sketches an intriguing portrait of African-Americans whose disgust with
Jim Crow led them to embrace the Soviet Experience."-Gerald Horne,
author of The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing,
and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States
Description:
One of the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations
in the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave
the United States to be involved in the Soviet Experiment in the 1920s
and 1930s. Frustrated by the limitations imposed by racism in their
home country, African Americans were lured by the promise of
opportunity abroad. A number of them settled there, raised families,
and became integrated into society. The Soviet economy likewise reaped
enormous benefits from the talent and expertise that these individuals
brought, and the all around success story became a platform for
political leaders to boast their party goals of creating a society
where all members were equal.
In Blacks, Reds, and Russians, Joy Gleason Carew offers insight
into the political strategies that often underlie relationships between
different peoples and countries. She draws on the autobiographies of
key sojourners, including Harry Haywood and Robert Robinson, in
addition to the writings of Claude McKay, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Langston
Hughes. Interviews with the descendents of figures such as Paul Robeson
and Oliver Golden offer rare personal insights into the story of a
group of emigrants who, confronted by the daunting challenges of making
a life for themselves in a racist United States, found unprecedented
opportunities in communist Russia.
Relevant Links:
blackexpat.com
About the Author:
Joy Gleason
Carew is an associate professor of Pan-African Studies at the
University of Louisville.
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